Yellow Fever Vaccine : Required for entry in Bolivia through Peru?

Bolivia officially requires a certificate if you are traveling from a country with risk of yellow fever transmission, including transit 12 hours or more in an airport located in a country with risk of YFV transmission.

Peru is considered to be a country with risk of transmission.

"Officially required" is not the same thing as"they always ask to see proof." You will have to assess the risk of not being admitted, for yourself.

For your own portection here are the recommendations for Bolivia:

Recommended for all travelers ≥9 months of age traveling to the following areas <2,300 m in elevation2 and east of the Andes Mountains: the entire departments of Beni, Pando, Santa Cruz, and designated areas of Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, and Tarija departments.
Not recommended for travelers whose itineraries are limited to areas >2,300 m in elevation2 and all areas not listed above, including the cities of La Paz and Sucre.

See map for Bolivia

And for Peru:
Recommended for all travelers ≥9 months of age going to the following areas at elevations below 2,300 m: the Regions of Amazonas, Loreto, Madre de Dios, San Martin, Ucayali, Puno, Cusco, Junín, Pasco, and Huánuco, and designated areas of the following Regions: far north of Apurimac, far northern Huancavelica, far northeastern Ancash, eastern La Libertad, northern and eastern Cajamarca, northern and northeastern Ayacucho, and eastern Piura.
Generally not recommended for travelers whose itineraries are limited to the following areas west of the Andes: Regions of Lambayeque and Tumbes and the designated areas (see Map 3-39) of western Piura and south, west, and central Cajamarca.
Not recommended for travelers whose itineraries are limited to the following areas: all areas above 2,300 m elevation, areas west of the Andes not listed above, the city of Cusco, the capital city of Lima, Machu Picchu, and the Inca Trail.

See map for Peru

Indeed, the question was asked several times. As I understand some nationals (Australians) need a YF certificate when they return home from South America.
I entered Bolivia both by air and overland (from Peru) and never was asked about YF certificate (that I didn't have anyway). That wasn't recently though, but I haven't heard of any changes.
A couple of times, in the past, YF cert was required when entering the country from another country (e.g. Argentina) where there was an outbreak of YF.

Thanks for your answers!

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